Miami Lakes had a presence at this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival, when two local bakeries --  LA Sweetz and Vicky Bakery – showed off their creations to the foodie crowd.       LA Sweetz at 6707 Main St. is owned by Letty Alvarez and her family. Alvarez may be familiar to readers.       She has competed on the Food Network’s “Cupcake...

     Starting this month, drivers in Miami Lakes will need to slow down when traveling through residential neighborhoods.       The Town of Miami Lakes is reducing speeds to 25 mph throughout much of the municipality.      Signs that warn of the new speed limits are being installed, a process that will take place over six phases and will continue through the fall.    ...

    Of the 30,625 users of the Freebee ride-share service in Miami Lakes last year, more than two-thirds of the passengers were women, and 46 percent of those were over 50 years old.     What makes Miami Lakes one of the highest-rated service areas, with growing demand for rides in the electric vehicles that it has offered since January 2018?      Perhaps it’s the safety and convenience of not...

  The Town of Miami Lakes, its Education Advisory Board and the Veterans Committee are launching their banner projects this month to honor Class of 2023 high school and college graduates and current and former members of the military.       The banners will be displayed along Miami Lakes Drive: Veterans’ tributes will be placed between Northwest 67th Avenue and the Palmetto Expressway, while grads’...

The Helping Hands column profiles the town’s 12 volunteer committees that promote various causes in Miami Lakes and help  town government serve the community.  Committees’ activities are funded by the town budget and by ticket sales from some events.  Committee: Economic Development Committee  Founded: Nov. 12, 2002 Chair: Matthew Casamayor  Vice Chair: Jose Llano  Members: Romy...